Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-23
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.
fConcluced from last week

fConcsuced from last week.
WA-KEKEKY, KAN, July z, 1887.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Ali members present
Petitions were presented from tn
voters OF Logan township County asking
Tor the formation of some new voting
precincts. The commissioners orderet
that voting place at st. John Center b
discontinued, and that the following pre-
cincts be established:
Oakley precinct-To include all tina
territory lying In townships IL and IL
range 80, with polling place at Oakley:
Monument precinct.-To include all OF
townships III and IL, range @, and the
east five miles OF townships IL and IL
range "a, with polling place at Enni:
City.
Winona precinct.-To include the west
half of range "a, In townships IL and IL
all of townships ii and IL, range So, and
the east three miles of townships IL and
IL, in range 36, with polling place al
Winona
McAllsster precinct. = To include the
west three miles of townships IL, IL, ID
IA and Is, range 36, and all of townships
IL, IL, ID, IA, and Is, range 81, with
polling place at McAllaster.
Russell Springs precinct-To include
the west mile of townships Ii, IA and
Is, range "a, all OF townships Ii, IA and
15, range 35, and the east three miles OF
townships ID, IA and Is, range Sc, with
polling place at Russell Springs.
Logansport precinct.-To include all
OF townships IL, IA and Is, in ranges 80
and 50, and the east five miles of town.
ships ID, IA and Is, range 81, with voting
place at Logansport.
A petition was presented from the
people of Oakley, asking that Oakley be
made a city of the third class. After
getting a written opinion from the county
attorney, commissioners decided not to
grant the petition at present.
In the matter of road pehtioned for
by o. L. Cook and others, one mile south
of Trego and Graham county line, the
report OF the viewers being adverse, COM
missioners decided that no further pro-
ceedings be taken, and that costs be
collected from the bondsmen in the case.
In the matter of petition for road
on the line between Trego and Graham
counties, as described in the petition,
board appointed E. d. Wheeler, George
Pinkham and G. NJ. Paull viewers of said
road, to meet with Graham county view
at time and place designated by the the
commissioners of Graham county, &C
cording to law.
Board also ordered that all section lines
be and are hereby declared legal high
ways, according to law, where said lines
cross the q. p. railroad, In Trego county,
and that township trustees be directed to
request the railroad company to open
crossings on said section lines, where
such crossings shall be deemed necessary.
It was ordered that the sum of one
mill on the dollar be levied on the tax
able property of Collyer township, for
township purposes. Also that one mill
on the dollar be levied on the taxable
property of Wa-Keeney township for
like purposes.
Board adjourned to meet Friday, July S.
Friday, July 8.
Board met at $50 AN.
Bills were allowed as follows:
johnson Bros, coffin for pauper, 90 90
Nathan Brown, janitor district
court. ..--.-... SVV
W S Knapp, examining treasur-
er's books, ...-.--.-.. 2U
Louis Braunig, locating road. loo
Peter Mondloch, digging grave
Tor pauper. oUU
D Countryman, assessor Ogaliah
township oS w
Geo Baker, posting election
nOCceS IL on
Chas II Gibbs, railroad fare for
pauper Observation-Disclosures. s66
ID B Kelley, Probate Guide 500
Edward Thayer, assessing Logan
township 20 %
Salina. 11s 40
w S Kyle, jurors fees. $500. so
W B Kelly, ........ SO
Jos Baker, .... 5O
Chas Stewart. 50
W S McGinnis, . 50
w r. Holiness ~ 5U
A B Jones, medical attendance,
pauper Id "
George Baker, services at district
court. zoo lU
A B Jones, medical attendance,
pauper. ...... 70 10
A B Jones, medical attendance,
pauper. .--..-.- - %
W L Camp, justice of the peace,
Logan county. ...-.......... ~ %
b Blair, services, clerk district
court Q 20
Chas Miller, sheriff Ellis county,
in full to date, boarding and
guarding prisoners. 357 80
Chas Page, deputy supt. Logan
county. ......-.... .......... 10 w
B GKessler, commissioner ...... "a %
Daniel Pershing, assessor. ...... 600
Geo j Verbeck, supplies. 135
Chas 81 Gibbs, salary and ex-
penses as county treasurer. SS5 Is
Mrs E d Carson, assistant exam
liner of teachers. .......... 600
B Mapes, juror district court 500
81 r Morse, 60Oj
" III Dorns ESQ.,
D. G TAYLOR. a !" 6O0l
r r Moore :" 7S0|
" r Holmes, " 400
Harvey Jackson, 500
Saml Binqaman, 1000
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